- off-put
- off-put·ting·ly;
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off|put — «AWF PUT, OF », transitive verb, put, put|ting. British Informal. to disconcert; annoy … Useful english dictionary
off´-put´ting|ly — off put|ting «AWF PUT ihng, OF », adjective. British Informal. disconcerting; annoying; discouraging: »Inspection is a bad word; it is politically off putting (London Guardian). –off´ put´ting|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
off-put|ting — «AWF PUT ihng, OF », adjective. British Informal. disconcerting; annoying; discouraging: »Inspection is a bad word; it is politically off putting (London Guardian). –off´ put´ting|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
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put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
put — ► VERB (putting; past and past part. put) 1) move to or place in a particular position. 2) bring into a particular state or condition: she tried to put me at ease. 3) (put on/on to) cause to carry or be subject to. 4) assign a value, figure, or… … English terms dictionary
Put-off — (?; 115), n. A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-putting — off put|ting [ ɔf,putıŋ ] adjective MAINLY BRITISH 1. ) used for describing something that you want to avoid because it is unpleasant and not attractive: It tasted OK but the smell was a little off putting. 2. ) used for describing something that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
